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. 2018 Jan 31;67(2):202–210. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy066

Table 2.

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics (N = 686)

Characteristic No. (%)
Age, y (n = 686)
 <45 224 (32.7)
 45–64 294 (42.9)
 ≥65 168 (24.5)
Sex (n = 686)
 Female 186 (27.1)
 Male 500 (72.9)
BMI, kg/m2 (n = 685)
 <18.5 143 (20.9)
 18.5–23.9 394 (57.5)
 ≥24 148 (21.6)
Smear (n = 686)
 Negative 354 (51.6)
 Positive 332 (48.4)
Cavitary lesions on chest radiograph (n = 686)
 No 441 (64.3)
 Yes 245 (35.7)
Alcohol use (n = 686)
 No 587 (85.6)
 Yes 99 (14.4)
Diabetes mellitus (n = 686)
 No 450 (65.6)
 Yes 236 (34.4)
Cancer (n = 684)
 No 643 (94.0)
 Yes 41 (6.0)
Chronic kidney disease (n = 680)
 No 634 (93.2)
 Yes 46 (6.8)
Liver disease (n = 679)
 No 582 (85.7)
 Yes 97 (14.3)
Hypertension (n = 686)
 No 524 (76.4)
 Yes 162 (23.6)
Cardiovascular disease (n = 680)
 No 622 (91.5)
 Yes 58 (8.5)
History of anti-TB treatment (n = 686)
 No 309 (45.0)
 First-line drugs 324 (47.2)
 Second-line drugs 53 (7.7)
Type of case registration (n = 686)
 New 351 (51.2)
 Retreatment 335 (48.8)
 Relapse 189 (27.6)
 Treatment after loss to follow-up 17 (2.5)
 Treatment after treatment failure 129 (18.8)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; TB, tuberculosis.